Hedgerow Life 
haven’t any—they put out long horns 
and tails, and wave them about and try 
to look as terrifying as possible. Do you 
know the puss caterpillar, 1 wonder? It 
is really a most extraordinary-looking 
creature. If you look for it at the right 
time of year, about July, it may be found 
feeding on the willows and sallows, or 
poplar, in the hedges. Its body is green 
and pointed, like a willow-leaf, but on its 
back is a dark purplish-brown patch, 
bordered with white. If it is annoyed, 
or threatened with any danger, it sticks 
up its head, draws back its face, and 
presents a sort of false face, pink in 
colour, with two large black spots which 
look like eyes, though they are not, really. 
At the same time its tail end is stuck up 
over its back, and two long tails, which 
look as if they might be stings, are 
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